Memory phrase for the Kanji: 呼


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Meaning

call, attract, summon

Pronunciation

KO
yobu

Explanation

Left: mouth , right: 乎 (var. hand , hence 'open' hand)

Mnemonic

A mouth and in front an open hand for better calling.

Radicals

mouthA small square stands for the mouth, and a big square is an enclosure.
handSeveral characters are used for hand: ナ, , , ヨ
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Vocabulary

 呼び出す  よびだす  to summon, to call (e.g. phone)
 呼び掛ける  よびかける  to call out to, to accost, to address (crowd), to appeal
 呼び止める  よびとめる  to challenge, to call somebody to halt
 呼ぶ  よぶ  to call out, to invite
 呼吸  こきゅう  breath, respiration

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